Day: May 3, 2024

Base housing US military entered by Russian troops in Niger, defense official says

2:57 pm May 3, 2024

Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting U.S. troops, a senior U.S. defense official told Reuters, a move that follows a decision by Niger’s junta to expel U.S. forces. The military officers ruling the West African nation have told the U.S. to withdraw its nearly 1,000 military personnel from […]

China launches lunar probe to take samples from far side of the moon

2:53 pm May 3, 2024

China on Friday launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. It is the latest advance in China’s increasingly sophisticated space exploration program, which is now competing with the U.S., still […]

Columbia Law Review editors urge school to cancel finals after police raid left students ‘highly emotional’

2:52 pm May 3, 2024

Editors at the Columbia Law Review, one of the most prestigious law journals in the country, are urging Columbia Law School to cancel final exams for students. A statement from the Columbia Law Review’s Administrative Board Student Editors issued Wednesday also argued that students should receive “passing grades for their work throughout the semester.” The […]

These illegal immigrants are eligible for Obamacare after Biden rule change

2:05 pm May 3, 2024

Tens of thousands of illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as minors and were protected from deportation under an Obama-era executive order will be able to obtain health care through Obamacare under a new rule being published Friday by the Biden administration. Those who are protected via the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals […]

Mexican beer the most popular in US: Cinco de Mayo will fiesta to the flavor of these cinco cervezas

2:04 pm May 3, 2024

Cinco de Mayo will be celebrated in the United States this year with a Mexican beer – for the first time – atop the leaderboard of American favorites. Modelo Especial, brewed in Mexico sinc 1925, surpassed Bud Light last year to become the top-selling beer in the U.S. It was a transformatiional moment in an […]